Top 30 Influential Women of Houston-2015
“You may not always have a comfortable life, and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once, but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have, because history has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.”
-First Lady Michelle Obama
*All positions held at the time of publishing*
Top 30 Women of Houston Icon Honorees:
Dr. Selina M. Ahmed – Interim Chair, Department of Human Services and Consumer Sciences, Texas Southern University and Former Director, Mickey Leland Center Texas Southern University;
Dr. Judith Craven – Past President, The United Way – Texas Gulf Coast;
Deavra Daughtry – Chief Executive Officer, Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation;
State Representative Jessica Farrar – Texas House District 148;
Melanie Johnson, Ed.D. – President & Chief Executive Officer, The Health Museum: John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science;
Susan A. McEldoon – President & General Manager, KHOU-TV
Stephanie Nellons-Paige – Senior Director, Metro Engagement and Relations, USA Funds | Philanthropy & National Engagement;
Page Parkes – President, Page Parkes Corporation;
Wanda Thornton Mott, M.D.– Board Certified Obstetrician & Gynecologist, Women’s Specialists, TCH Pavilion for Women;
Top 30 Women of Houston Honorees:
Devon Anderson – District Attorney, Harris County District Attorney’s Office;
Dell Braunsdorf, MD – Medical Director, Behavioral Health, Amerigroup;
Camille Cash, MD – Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Camille G. Cash, M.D.;
Dr. Jennifer Yen Clark – Author & Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Houston Medical School & Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine
April Day – President, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance;
Dr. Marla Fielder, R.Ph. – Director of Pharmacy, The Kroger Company – Southwest Division;
Samille Frazier-Savoie – Executive Director, BES Group;
Kim Gagne – Supervising Producer, The Steve Harvey Show;
Marian Harper – Vice President, Foundation Development, Houston Astros;
Tammy Harris – Founder & Trainer, Soul Grooves® Fitness;
Vernita Harris – Board Chair, The Greater Houston Black Chamber;
Winell Herron – Group Vice President, Public Affairs, Diversity and Environmental Affairs, H-E-B;
Heather Holland – Manager, Supplier Diversity & Local Participation, TransCanada;
Connie Kwan-Wong – Founder, Connie Kwan-Wong Charitable Foundation; President, CKW Collection Inc.; Publisher, CKW LUXE Magazine;
Raquelle Lewis – Manager, Communications/Public Information, Texas Department of Transportation – Houston District;
Petria McKelvey – Chief Executive Officer, Precision Medical Billing, Inc.;
Katie Mehnert – Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pink Petro;
Dr. Felecia M. Nave – Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Prairie View A&M University;
Dr. Krista Olson – Faculty Surgeon, Baylor Facial Plastic Surgery Center;
Erma Palmer – Chief Executive Officer, Autos R Us;
Crystal Perkins – Healthcare Manager, MD Anderson;
Letitia D. Quinones – Criminal Defense Attorney, Quinones & Associates, PLLC and Chief Operating Officer, Food For Growth, Inc.;
Dr. Kamala Raghavan, CFF, CGMA, CFP – President, Indo American Charity Foundation Houston and Associate Professor, Texas Southern University;
Liliana L. Rambo, CAPP – Director of Parking Services, Houston Airport System and Immediate Past Chair, International Parking Institute;
Nannette Ray, MBA – Chief Performance Officer, AnesthesiaOS;
Mary Redmond – Owner/Operator, Redmond Management – McDonald’s;
Theresa Roemer – Lifestyle Expert, Philanthropist & Chief Executive Officer, Theresa Roemer, LLC;
Lina Sabouni, AIA NCARB – Principal, AUTOARCH Architects, LLC;
Rhonda Skillern-Jones – Board of Education President, District II Trustee, Houston Independent School District (HISD);
Joyce Tyler-Williams – Senior Vice President, Community Development – Houston/Galveston, Frost Bank;
Unity Achievement Award:
ICON Women’s Organization
